MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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